Drivers on Hennepin County Route 81 near Minneapolis help Mn/DOT measure arterial traffic performance via Bluetooth technology
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
2010 ITS Annual Report
Summary Information
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology (OTST) performs research, demonstrations, and operational tests of ITS transportation solutions. The annual report of the Mn/DOT OTST ITS Section’s funded activities for the 2010 fiscal year describe the results of deployed and ongoing ITS projects.
Benefits
Two primary benefits are identified with this technology:
- Demonstrating the use of Bluetooth technology for obtaining cost-effective real-time and accurate travel time along arterials.
- Demonstrating how travel time may be used to measure performance of arterial traffic management and operations.